Artificial bait.



C. W. STEWART.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, 1913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

WITNESSES son and Weather or the CLARKE W. STEWART, F OLEAN, NEW' YORK.

ARTIFICAL BMT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented lFeb. 2d', lllllld.,

Application tiled October 4, 1913, SeraLNo. 793,406.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that l, CLARKE W. STEWART, a citizen 'of the United States, and a resident of Olean, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Artificial Bait, of which the following is affull, clear, and exact descript-ion.

ering having succeeding layers, each simulating a different fish either as to form orV color or both, and the layers are adapted to be successively removed to expose dierent representations in succession until the correct bait is found to successfully attract the fish under the particular conditions, as seaparticular character oi the fish being sought.

The nature ot' my improved bait and the advantages thereof will he further set forth in thc specific description following.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming@ a part of this specification, in which similar characters oli reifen ence indicate corresponding parte in all the views lFigure l is a perspective vieuT ci an artiY licial bait embodying my invention; Q, is a longitudinal section; ll1 1g. 3 is pera spective view of the covering sections rev moved; is a cross section on a larger tapered portions, a rib or bead a is disposed on the core against the opposite sides of whichthe respective bases of 'the covering sections abut.

The body section 1l is composed of a plurality of layers 11a, it being possible in practice to provide a half dozen or a dozen different layers. Each layer l1a bears thereon a representation of the body of a different fish or similar live bait, as indicated at 11b. ln practice, the several layers will be formed of waterproof paper or like flexible material, and the representation of the fishes will be produced in appropriate colors.

Similarlythe head section l2 is composed of a plurality oit layers lQa'of flexible material, each bearing a representation of the head ol a lish, as indicated at l2".l

Provisionis made for the ready removal of the layers in succession. As one means for effecting the desired end l have indicated in connection with the body section ll a string ori thread 13, the end 13a ot' which will project at the tail or smaller e'nd of the body section to be grasped by the user so that the string may be caused to cut the paper and permit the layer to' be stripped oil", A corresponding thread 14C is employed beneath each layer oi'l the head section l2.

lt is designed, in practice, that the cover sections be furnished separately, each comu posed of its complement of layers, so 'that the cover sections may be renewed With a single core and the sherman may thus be able to equip himself with two cores as a precaution against the loss of one, and with any desired number oli cover sections. lt will be desirable therefore to provide for the removal of the spinners, gang hooks or other elements employed in connection the bait, and l have shown in the` present instance a spinner l5 whichis detachably held at 'the smaller end oi the 'body by a pin lo, welch; is received longitudinally in.

the core, and has an eye l? or the like For connectiw ld at the i spinner 'l vided s: Y to the core and provide 'l attachment the tisl c 1 plm-3 To removably secure additional kgang hooks to the body any suitable means may be provided. I have shown in the present instance ,a transverse hole 23 formed in the core and in the body section l1, which hole removably vreceives-a blocker stri ,24. that serves to hold the Shanks of gang ooks 25,

-layers each bearing the said Shanks having eyes 25a that are received in slots 26 in the strip 24:. The said strip, furthermore, is shown l as provided with slots 27 between which is a raised member 28 beneath which the pin lpasses for strated that by the use of the bait presenting securing the strip in position. By removing the pin 16 the strip 24 may be moved laterally suflicent to disengage' one gang hooli' 25 and vthen moved in the opposite direction to release the opposite gang hook 25.

It will be apparent that with my improved bait a fisherman may provide himself with a very great variety of representations of fishes and that the equipment will occupy but a minimumof space. If desired, the character of the .representations maybe further varied'by exposin a head and a bodyl of dierent colors. ractice has demonsuccessively the representation of different fishes or differently colored fishesunder the same conditions a representation can be found that will attract the fish sought. An

object of my invention also is that the se#y is'alsbl possible ata greatly reduced' cost as 1. An artificial bait having a plurality of I representation of a live bait.

2. An artificial bait having a plurality of layers having diierent representations of live bait.

3. An artificial bait comprising a core and a Acover formed of a plurality of layers each bearing a representation of a live bait.

4. An artificial bait having a cover composed of a removable body section, a removable head section, a' core, end caps at the front and rear of the core, and means for removably securing the end caps.

5. An Vartificial bait comprising a core,

la removable covering for the core, a hook,

and means for securing said hook, said means including a member extending transversely through the core and covering.

6. An artificial bait having a plurality of removable layers of material, each bearing a representation of a live bait, and series of strings between the layers forming a R. H. BECRAFT, C. L. S'rnwiinr. 

